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January 29, 2009
Senate committee lowers Miss. tobacco tax hike – HB 364
Senate committee lowers Miss. tobacco tax hike Legislation that raises Mississippi’s tobacco tax by 31 cents, with part of the revenue used to keep car tag costs from rising, cleared a key Senate panel today. If the measure survives without any changes, the state’s 18-cent cigarette tax would rise to 49 cents a pack, a…
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January 29, 2009
SH – Warrs face multiple Katrina fraud charges
Warrs face multiple Katrina fraud charges The Warrs pleaded innocent to the charges in U.S. District Court this morning. They flanked their attorney, Joe Sam Owen of Gulfport, as they stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Roper. Gulfport’s first couple potentially faces maximum penalties of 210 years each in prison and fines of up…
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January 29, 2009
YP – AP incredibly blames “House Republicans” for “scuttling” digital tv delay bill
I am not quite sure how stupid the AP thinks we collectively are, but I think they think we’re pretty dumb. For the AP to blame anything but a Senate filibuster on Republicans is just absolutely ridiculous. Today, they blamed “House Republicans” for blocking a bill that would delay the switchover to digital TV until…
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January 28, 2009
SH – Video of Brent and Warrs’ response to indictment and subsequent plea of not guilty
Video of Warr’s response to indictment and subsequent plea of not guilty http://www.sunherald.com/breakingnews/story/1099724.html Sun Herald 1/28/9
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January 28, 2009
Brent Warr’s statement post-indictment – pleads not-guilty
Gulfport Mayor indicted on 16 federal charges Mayor Brent Warr issued the following statement shortly after the indictment was announced: “My fundamental mission as mayor, since Aug. 29, 2005, has been to return this city to greatness, and today Gulfport is absolutely on the right track to greatness. Understand that what has been alleged toward…
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January 28, 2009
SH – Timeline on investigation of Warrs
Timeline on investigation of Warrs March 30, 2007: Warr receives a free building permit from the city. (After weeks of criticism, Warr pays the city $1,020 for the permit.) Feb. 13, 2008: Warr asks the MDA for a full review of his grant file after questions are raised about whether he legitimately received federal reconstruction…
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January 28, 2009
Scarbinsky: Anthony Grant is not coming to Tuscaloosa to coach Tide basketball
Scarbinsky: Anthony Grant is not coming to Tuscaloosa to coach Tide basketball Warning: The following is going to cause some Alabama basketball fans to start crying into their Corn Flakes. At the risk of putting a damper on the most important meal of the day, here goes anyway. Anthony Grant is not coming to Tuscaloosa.…
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January 28, 2009
Nation’s No. 2 dual-threat quarterback Tyrik Rollison commits to Auburn University
Nation’s No. 2 dual-threat quarterback Tyrik Rollison commits to Auburn University AUBURN – Auburn struck deep in the heart of Texas again Tuesday when it received a commitment from the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the nation in Sulpher Springs’ Tyrik Rollison. It was Auburn’s third commitment in two days, and it was the second…
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January 28, 2009
Scruggs’ co-conspirators will soon learn fate
LegalNewsline, 1/27/9 Two of the co-conspirators of disgraced former plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs will be sentenced for their admitted roles in a judicial bribery scheme on Feb. 13. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers submitted a sentencing order Thursday in the cases of Timothy Balducci and former Mississippi Auditor Steve Patterson. Both pleaded guilty to…
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January 28, 2009
Inconsistency marks Mississippi’s education spending
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/28/9 With Mississippi’s economy worsening right along with the rest of the country, the crippling revenue shortfalls that are plaguing state and local governments will eventually focus attention on education spending – and not in a good way. As a matter of fact, one high-ranking state elected official shared…
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January 28, 2009
Early voting bill faces hurdles
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/28/9 Mississippians could head to the polls two weeks before Election Day if a key piece of legislation continues advancing in the 2009 regular session. But the future doesn’t appear bright for House Bill 185 unless lawmakers find a way to compromise. Senate leaders want voter identification provisions added to the bill that…
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January 28, 2009
Republicans eager for Barbour clone
Politico, 1/28/9 He’s not a candidate. He hasn’t endorsed anyone. He doesn’t even have a vote on the Republican National Committee. But in the race for the RNC chairmanship, there’s no figure who casts a longer shadow than Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. For many longtime RNC members, Barbour, who served as chairman from 1993 to…
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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